Timmermann Group

You’re in another room when the washing machine finishes filling, and suddenly, BANG. It’s loud enough that you think something fell over. A minute later, it happens again. The pipes shake. The floor thuds. You stand there wondering what’s wrong. What you just heard is called water hammer, also known…

It usually starts small. The kitchen sink drains a little slower than it should. Then the shower starts pooling around your ankles. Then you flush a toilet and hear an ominous gurgle from somewhere else in the house. When more than one drain acts up at the same time, the…

Most of us don’t think much about our water heater. It sits quietly in a basement, garage, or utility closet, doing its job every time we turn on a hot tap. Until it doesn’t. Then suddenly you’re standing in a cold shower. Or hearing strange popping sounds from the basement….